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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Instructional Media Design is the 98th most popular major in the country with 8,695 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, instructional media design graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $54,158 and had an average of $29,016 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 866 instructional media design graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,882 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in instructional media design. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great instructional media design programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the instructional media design program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region instructional media students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lone Star College System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 106 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, North Harris Montgomery has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lone Star College System is $8,711 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,038 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $14,122 for southwest region instructional media students.
Full University of North Texas Instructional Media Design Report
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Canyon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Grand Canyon University is a large private for-profit school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 159 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Grand Canyon University also took the #10 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Grand Canyon University is $20,585 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Grand Canyon University Instructional Media Design Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #5 on our 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Huntsville, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $15,035 for southwest region instructional media students.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at Sam Houston State University
Texas Tech University landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $16,194 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students per year to attend Texas Tech.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at Texas Tech University
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 85 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Skysong Instructional Media Design Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 86 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $3,743 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend UT Rio Grande Valley.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Lamar University landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a fairly large public school situated in Beaumont, Texas. It awarded 147 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, Lamar University has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $11,739 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Lamar University Instructional Media Design Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 32 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,237 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend OSU.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Instructional Media Design Report
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,919 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M University - College Station Instructional Media Design Report
With a ranking of #12, University of St. Thomas did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s instructional media degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, UST has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,510 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend UST.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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East Central University landed the #13 spot on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Ada, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,496 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend ECU.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at ECU
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $21,122 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Instructional Media Design Report
American InterContinental University - Online did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. AIU Online is located in Chandler, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s instructional media degrees to qualified students.
AIU Online not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for AIU Online is $13,339 for southwest region instructional media students.
Full AIU Online Instructional Media Design Report
Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 21 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Commerce did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M Commerce is $13,515 for southwest region instructional media students.
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With a ranking of #17, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,424 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Instructional Media Design Report
University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Houston - Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 11 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH Clear Lake is $15,001 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Instructional Media Design at University of Houston - Clear Lake
With a ranking of #19, Texas State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State University is $14,887 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
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Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi did quite well in the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 12 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Corpus Christi did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,203 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi Instructional Media Design Report
With a ranking of #21, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Kingsville, Texas, and it awarded 3 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M Kingsville, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,027 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students per year to attend Texas A&M Kingsville.
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Texas A&M University - Texarkana landed the #22 spot on the 2024 Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texarkana, Texas, this small public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified ’s instructional media students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M Texarkana did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - Texarkana is $11,249 for Southwest Region Instructional Media students.
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University of Arizona came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Instructional Media Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 4 ’s instructional media degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region instructional media students list, University of Arizona has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Instructional Media Design Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,358 for southwest region instructional media students per year to attend University of Arizona.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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